NEW REGENT
“WEST OF ZANZIBAR’' Lon Chaney, his head shaven and wearing one of the weirdest disguises of his many outstanding adventures in the sphere of screen make-up, while he enacts "Dead Legs Flint,” a sinister semi-paralysed voodoo ruler of a tribe of savage devil-worshippers, is the astounding magnet now drawing audiences to the New Regent Theatre, where he is appearing in his latest mysterv thriller, "West of Zanzibar,” a Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer synchronised sound production. Chaney has given theatredom many bizarre characterisations, but probably his newest takes the palm for sheer mystification .and ]
uncanny terror The play is a grim story of a terrible revenge, laid in the primitive wilds of an African jungle. | Chaney is a dominating figure in the crippled ex-magic-ian, who, by his terrible determination, and aided by the tricks and illusions with which he holds his sway over the savage horde, trails his enemy relentlessly through many terrors to final destrucU< A * most excellent selection of short talkies is also presented on the programme. There arc songs by Von and Sehenck. violin solos by Uuce Dekerek Jarto and songs and patter by Nat E. Ayres, the popular composer of light melodies, and his partner, Elsa 'Ersi. Finally there is an interesting gazette.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 675, 29 May 1929, Page 17
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205NEW REGENT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 675, 29 May 1929, Page 17
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